jeromec

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by jeromec 15y ago
Yes, I added a correction.
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by jeromec 15y ago
wait staff in the US make around $2-3/hour. they aren't paid a living wage. Not true. That's why we have federal minimum wage laws. If the wait staff are actually employed and not acting as independent contractors, then they are paid the
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by jeromec 15y ago
Is there an inherent reason you tip on the full price? Yes, theoretically the higher your bill the better time you are having. (Think celebratory events as opposed to a lunch break.) Is it a tax? No, it's gratuity. You're showing your a
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by jeromec 15y ago
Shh! I was trying not to point that out ;)
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by jeromec 15y ago
If you tip your head 90 degrees to the left, it kind of looks like an angel around earth - the 'halo area' is the main Van Allen Belt loop causing Auroras by firing the particles towards each polar cap. That reminds me of the passage in t
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by jeromec 15y ago
That's a different word than the OP's intended meaning. allot != a lot
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by jeromec 15y ago
I think that's shortsighted thinking. This is about improving the user's search experience. If that happens I think everyone wins. Most mainstream users are not tech savvy. Imagine a traveling person arrives in a city and spontaneously de
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by jeromec 15y ago
Seeing comment scores is useful, because it lets me easily see the "best" comments. This is actually why I think comment scores should remain off indefinitely. People (including myself) have become too reliant on scoring as a measurement
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by jeromec 15y ago
I don't know, this worries me. I think a reason discussion quality has improved is the only comments posted now are from those who really want to add to the discussion. Knowing people might later credit you with your score gets dangerously
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by jeromec 15y ago
I'm a convert. I last voted to display scores, but now I think hiding them is best. The reason is because HN was (is) becoming more affected by the same cycle we've seen play out where content from a small set of users which reflect core si
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by jeromec 15y ago
First, we have to look at the game. Let's say I'm one of the participants, and we are all told there are 1000 of us which will play a winner takes all coin toss game. There is one coin and each pair of players walks up to the coin, decides
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by jeromec 15y ago
Aha! I think I've identified where our primary contention lies. First, as to the author overstating the case, I agree. If he really meant nobody is 100% certain of any given decision I can see where he is coming from, although I still would
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by jeromec 15y ago
For becoming a billionaire? No, there were far too many variables involved that were not within his control. Well, yes, I can agree nobody can completely know or control the future. One may become terminally ill, or the Earth may be hit b
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by jeromec 15y ago
Warren Buffet is free to take as much credit as he likes Let me rephrase the question: Would you give Warren Buffet credit for his investment success? he has to decide to keep playing You said "in the end" which I took to mean the coi
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by jeromec 15y ago
So, if I understand you correctly, you're suggesting that before Warren Buffet was even born, he was destined to become the successful investor we know? Further, that he shouldn't take any credit for thinking through all his decisions and c
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by jeromec 15y ago
I suspect the pragmatic answer is that there is at least a weak correlation between the publicized 'formula' for success and actual success What is the publicized formula for success? By doing something, you expose yourself to fate. The
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by jeromec 15y ago
people who are successful do not know how they became successful. I'm afraid I don't follow. You're saying Warren Buffet, arguably the greatest investor of all time, doesn't know how he became successful? Or that some random chance gave h
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by jeromec 15y ago
You're right about the data being normalized, so it doesn't matter how many millionaires there are, and the top 1% is still the top 1%. However, that top 1% can be a richer 1%. Take this from the article: In the late 1970s, the top 1 per
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by jeromec 15y ago
I find it funny someone downvoted my comment above. They must imagine we really don't know anything about anything. Perhaps we should just throw out all scientific experimentation, proofs, textbooks, etc. ever done and pretend the univers
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by jeromec 15y ago
Yes, I didn't say all entrepreneurs have a clear idea of what they want to do, how they will do it, and how it's likely to come out -- many clearly don't. However, that's not always the case. I believe Club Penguin, a site that clearly ta
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by jeromec 15y ago
Sure, and we still research Gravity today. That doesn't mean we're guessing a ball will drop when released the same as it always has, now does it? At some point you do know what you're talking about, to a degree of certainty beyond "win
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by jeromec 15y ago
Well, yeah, I might give him some slack if he limited it to entrepreneurial success, although I still wouldn't agree with it. He contends the entrepreneurs behind Club Penguin (sold to Disney) or Mint (sold to Intuit) -- or to go old-school
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by jeromec 15y ago
Yeah, according to the author I guess Einstein was "winging it" too.
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by jeromec 15y ago
Yes, the rich certainly do hold a disproportionate amount of cash, but they don't just stick it all in a simple savings account (often the only option for the poor). The rich put their money to work (in money markets, the stock market, pro
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by jeromec 15y ago
the amount of federal tax revenues from the top income quintile has increased substantially Yes, but that chart doesn't say anything about the number of rich people over that range of years. I expect a lot more millionaires exist today
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by jeromec 15y ago
I would argue it hasn't increased nearly enough in proportion to the benefits rich people get from our now heavily inflationary monetary system. In other words, turning on the printing presses is a boon for the wealthy (cheap money to fuel
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by jeromec 15y ago
It's not H. pylori? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicobacter_pylori
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by jeromec 15y ago
Also, comment scores are not always indicative of quality, they're indicative of how many people agree. I want to go on record as strongly agreeing with this.
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by jeromec 15y ago
even a score of 5 is a useful signal in telling me that it's trustworthy But that can be a false signal. It's quite possible to have eloquent writers make total crap written in an authoritative style sound believable enough to have 5 peop
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by jeromec 15y ago
Not sure what you were trying to say here, but using an A&P isn't "fine," it's mandatory, and it's very expensive. I was trying to say factoring in an A&P wouldn't lead me to believe operational costs would necessarily jump to be

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